Article
Concerted all-or-none subunit interactions mediate slow deactivation of human ether-à-go-go-related gene K+ channels.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Aug 2014
Thomson Steven J, Hansen Angela, Sanguinetti Michael C
Abstract excerpt
During the repolarization phase of a cardiac action potential, hERG1 K(+) channels rapidly recover from an inactivated state then slowly deactivate to a closed state. The resulting resurgence of outward current terminates the plateau phase and is thus a key regulator of action potential duration of cardiomyocytes. The intracellular N-terminal domain of the hERG1 subunit is required for slow deactivation of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
- Gene Silencing
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Mutation
- Xenopus laevis
